The Granite State Outdoor Show is this weekend at the Grappone Center, 70 Constitution Ave. in Concord.

The event is sponsored by the Outdoor Gazette and the New Hampshire Antler & Skull Trophy Club.

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The show runs from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $8 per person and children under 12 are admitted free. Friday’s admission is $5.

In addition to the New Hampshire Antler & Skull Trophy Club, exhibitors include the Vermont Big Game Trophy Club, Northeast Big Buck Club, Maine Antler & Skull Trophy Club, Boone & Crockett Club, Pope & Young Club (archery), and Longhunter Society (muzzleloader). Many outdoor-related vendors will also be on hand to display and sell their wares.

Event organizer Fred Allard of the Outdoor Gazette urged visitors to bring their trophies and receive $1 off admission for each trophy you bring in for measuring or display.

At the show, sportsmen and women will also enjoy seminars and demonstrations on various hunting/shooting/wildlife-related topics. Pick up tips on turkey hunting, bowhunting New England bucks, survival techniques, taxidermy care and more.

Another highlight of the show will be a display of the famous King Buck from Wisconsin -- believed by many to be the rightful world record typical whitetail deer. Enjoy a seminar and ask your questions about this controversial buck.

Bring the kids along to enjoy a turkey-calling contest, the electric shooting/hunt simulator, air soft range and face painting.